July tomatoes
from the vine
to my daughter's
dinner plate.
But I don't like vegetables,
she pouts.
They are a fruit,
I insist.
Ohhh, right...
I see the light brighten in her eyes.
Cherry tomatoes.
Sweet Revelation by Kelly Sargent | Garden Lavender Poetry Reed Diffuser Set
Kelly Sargent is a poet, editor, and artist living in the Green Mountain State of Vermont, USA. She is the author of two memoirs in verse, two collections of haiku and senryū poems, and a children’s book. She has placed in a number of international haiku/senryu competitions, and her short form poetry appears regularly in journals and anthologies, online and in print.






